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2010-07-24 09:06:14
Mary Lyon opened Mount Holyoke Seminary for Women in 1837. It was in the town of South Hadley, Massachusetts. She had raised more than $20000. 12,000. It was enough to build a five-story 5-story building. Four
4 teachers and the first class of 80 young women lived and studied in the building when the school opened. By the next year, the number of students had increased to 160116. Mary knew thew the importance of what have had been established : -- the first independent school for the higher education of women.
The school continued to grow. More students began to attend. The size of the building was increased. And, and all of the students were required to study for the four 4 years instead of three3.
Mary Lyon was head of the school for almost 20 12 years. She died in 1849. She was 52 years old.
She left behind a shool school of higher education for women. It had no debt, and . And it had support for the future provided by thousands of dollars in gifts.
In 1893, Under under a long. state law, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary became a college. Mount Holyoke College was the first college to offer women the same kind of education as was offered to men.
People who have studied Mary Lyon say , she was not fighting a battle of equality between men and women. Yet she knew she wanted more for women.
Her efforts led to the spread of higher education for women in the United States. Her story Historians say , she was the strongest influence on the education of American young people during the middle of the 19th century. Her influence lasted as the many students from Mary Lyon's schools went out to teach others.
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